JP7499298B2 - Apparatus and method for providing memorial pages - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a memorial page providing device and a memorial page providing method, and in particular to a memorial page providing device and a memorial page providing method that use communication over a network to provide a web page for memorializing a user after the user's death.

Conventionally, there is known a system that uses communication over a network to provide a "memorial web page" for those related to the user (e.g., the user's friends) who have a relationship with the user to memorialize the user after the user's death (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

According to the method of publishing a memorial web page described in Patent Document 1, a "web page" recording a user's profile is made available to the user's family and acquaintances while the user is alive, and when the user dies, "memorial content" commemorating the user's death is added.
It also discloses that confirmation of a user's death will be made by the user's family to a responsible person, after which "memorial content" will be made public.
This allows users to prepare their own memorial web page while they are still alive, which will be published after their death.

JP 2010-207514 A

Incidentally, in a memorial page providing system like that disclosed in Patent Document 1, in order to make a "memorial web page" public, the user's family or close friends had to take the trouble to notify a system administrator of the user's death.
Therefore, users were concerned that this would be an unnecessary burden on their family and friends after their death. Also, in order to have a "memorial web page" published after a user's death, it was necessary to inform the user's family and friends of the existence of the "memorial web page" in advance.
In addition, in the case of people who live alone, they do not have family or close friends who can notify them of their death, so even if they wanted to leave a "memorial web page," there was no way to make the web page public after their death.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a memorial page providing device and a memorial page providing method that are capable of providing a web page memorializing a user after the user's death, with minimal inconvenience to the user's relatives and friends.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a memorial page providing device and a memorial page providing method that are capable of providing a web page memorializing a user when communication with the user is severed.

The above-mentioned problem is solved by the memorial page providing device of the present invention, which uses communication via a network to provide a web page for memorializing a user after the death of a user to users related to the user who have a relationship with the user, and includes a user information acquiring unit that acquires attribute information of the user and remembrance information about the user, a memorial page creating unit that creates the web page for memorializing the user based on the attribute information of the user and the remembrance information about the user, a related party information acquiring unit that acquires contact information of users related to the user, a communication unit that transmits inquiry information to a user terminal used by the user and receives reply information from the user terminal in response to the inquiry information, and a message sending unit that sends a reply to the inquiry information based on the communication result by the communication unit. The system includes a life/death determination unit that determines whether the user is alive or dead, an access information sending unit that, when the life/death determination unit determines that the user has died, refers to contact information of the user's relative and sends access information for accessing the web page to a user relative terminal used by the user relative, and a memorial page publishing unit that publishes the web page on the user relative terminal using the access information , wherein the life/death determination unit determines that the user has died when it determines that it has not received the reply information from the user through the user terminal to the inquiry information for a certain period of time (excluding a user relative terminal used by a relative of the user and a user relative terminal that receives the reply information from the user relative terminal and judges whether the user is alive or dead), and when the communication unit receives the reply information to the inquiry information from the user terminal after the memorial page publishing unit has published the web page, the life/death determination unit determines that the user is alive, and the memorial page publishing unit stops publishing the web page by changing the web page from a public state to a private state .
With the above configuration, it is possible to realize a memorial page providing device that can provide a web page to memorialize a user after the user's death, with minimal inconvenience to the user's relatives and friends.
In detail, the memorial page providing device includes a communication unit that transmits inquiry information to a user terminal used by the user and receives reply information to the inquiry information from the user terminal, and a life/death determination unit that determines whether the user is alive or dead based on the communication result by the communication unit. Therefore, it is possible to provide a web page that memorializes the user when the user's connection with the user is lost. In other words, when publishing a memorial web page for the user, the user's family and friends do not need to frequently contact the system administrator as in the past.
Furthermore, the above configuration enables users to easily record their own memories (personal history).
Furthermore, with the above-mentioned configuration, if a memorial web page is made public even though the user is still alive, the memorial web page can be changed from a public state to a private state upon receipt of a reply from the user.

The above-mentioned problem is solved by a memorial page providing device of the present invention, which uses communication via a network to provide a web page for memorializing a user to a user related person who has a relationship with the user after the user has died, comprising a user information acquisition unit that acquires attribute information of the user and remembrance information about the user, a memorial page creation unit that creates the web page for memorializing the user based on the attribute information of the user and the remembrance information about the user, a related person information acquisition unit that acquires contact information of a related person of the user, a communication unit that transmits inquiry information to a user terminal used by the user and receives reply information to the inquiry information from the user terminal, a life/death determination unit that determines whether the user is alive or dead based on the communication result by the communication unit, and when it is determined that the user has died by the life/death determination unit, a contact information of a related person of the user is referenced and a message is sent to the related person of the user to be used by the related person of the user. the memorial page providing device provides the web page memorializing the user, and provides a funeral contracting service for the user. The problem is solved by the memorial page providing device comprising: an access information sending unit that sends access information for accessing the web page to a user related party terminal used by the user's related party terminal; and a memorial page publishing unit that publishes the web page on the user related party terminal using the access information, wherein the related party information acquisition unit acquires the contact information of the user's relatives, the communication unit, after the web page is published by the memorial page publishing unit, sends information regarding the user's funeral to the user related party terminal used by the user's relatives, receives reply information regarding the user's funeral from the user related party terminal, and after receiving the reply information regarding the user's funeral, accepts instructions via the user related party terminal and sends information regarding the user's obituary and/or memorial service to the user related party terminal, and the memorial page providing device provides the web page memorializing the user, and provides a funeral contracting service for the user .
With the above configuration, it is possible to provide a complete range of services from providing memorial web pages to undertaking funeral arrangements.

In this case, the related party information acquisition unit acquires the contact information of the user's relatives and/or specific user related parties, the communication unit transmits the inquiry information to the user terminal multiple times, and when the life/death determination unit determines that it has not received any reply information for a certain period of time in response to the multiple inquiries, if a predetermined instruction is received from the user, the communication unit refers to the contact information and transmits the inquiry information to a user relative terminal used by the user's relatives and/or the user related party terminal used by the specific user related party, and the life/death determination unit determines that the user has died when it determines that it has received the reply information regarding the user's death from the user relative terminal and/or the specific user related party terminal, or when it determines that it has not received any reply information for a certain period of time in response to the inquiry information .
With the above configuration, when a predetermined instruction is received from the user, only if communication with the user is lost when checking the user's safety, the system will contact the user's relatives or close friends and determine whether the user is alive or dead.
By doing so, it is possible to prevent a memorial web page for a user from being published even if the user is still alive. For example, it is possible to respond to the assumption that the user cannot be contacted due to personal reasons such as long-term hospitalization.
Also, by contacting the user's family (close friends) only when communication with the user is lost, the user's relatives and friends are not unnecessarily bothered.
If no predetermined instruction has been received from the user in advance, the memorial web page can be made public (automatically published) when communication with the user is lost.

In this case, it is preferable to provide a memorial message receiving unit that receives memorial message data including a memorial message from a person related to the user and information regarding the relationship with the user via the web page, and a message publication decision unit that decides whether or not to publish the memorial message on the web page based on the content of the memorial message included in the memorial message data and the information regarding the relationship with the user.
With the above configuration, memorial messages can be accepted from the user's friends and posted in an album on the memorial web page.
In addition, when posting a memorial message, the poster must also register their relationship with the user (for example, whether they were a friend of the user's in elementary school). The memorial page providing device then decides whether to make the memorial message public based on the registered information. This allows the poster's attribute information to be understood. It also makes it possible to prevent vandalism.
When posting, it is a good idea to have the poster's personal information registered as well.

In this case, the user account of the user related party terminal is provided with an authority setting unit which sets a predetermined authority level from among multiple authority levels for viewing the web page, and the memorial page publication unit restricts the published content of the web page in accordance with the authority level set by the authority setting unit.
With the above configuration, the contents of the memorial web page can be restricted according to the authority level of the viewer. In this way, the user can convey messages (stories from college days) only to specific friends (e.g., friends from college). Alternatively, the memorial web page can be set to be viewable in its entirety to pre-registered friends, while only a portion of the memorial web page can be viewed by the unspecified number of other people (e.g., people who learned of the existence of the memorial web page through word of mouth).

The problem is also solved by a method for providing a memorial page to a user related person who has a relationship with the user, using communication via a network, to provide the user related person with a web page for memorializing the user after the user has died, the method comprising the steps of: acquiring attribute information of the user and remembrance information relating to the user; creating the web page for memorializing the user based on the attribute information of the user and the remembrance information relating to the user; acquiring contact information of the user related person; sending inquiry information to a user terminal used by the user and receiving reply information to the inquiry information from the user terminal; determining whether the user is alive or dead based on the results of communication with the user terminal; and, when it is determined that the user has died, referring to the contact information of the user related person and sending the web page to the user related person used by the user related person. The problem can also be solved by executing the following: sending access information for accessing the web page to a user related party terminal; and publishing the web page on the user related party terminal using the access information; and when determining whether the user is alive or dead, if it is determined that no reply information has been received from the user through the user terminal for a certain period of time in response to the inquiry information, determining that the user has died (excluding a user relative terminal used by a relative of the user and a terminal that receives the reply information from the user related party terminal and determines whether the user is alive or dead); and if the reply information to the inquiry information is received from the user terminal after the web page has been published, determining that the user is alive, and stopping the publication of the web page by changing the web page from a public state to a private state.

The problem is also related to a method for providing a memorial page to a user related person who has a relationship with the user, using communication via a network, to provide the user related person with a web page for memorializing the user after the user has died, the method comprising the steps of: a computer acquiring attribute information of the user and remembrance information relating to the user; creating the web page for memorializing the user based on the attribute information of the user and the remembrance information relating to the user; acquiring contact information of the user related person; sending inquiry information to a user terminal used by the user and receiving reply information to the inquiry information from the user terminal; determining whether the user is alive or dead based on the results of communication with the user terminal; and, when it is determined that the user has died, referring to the contact information of the user related person and creating the web page used by the user related person. and transmitting access information for accessing the web page to the user's relative terminal, and publishing the web page on the user's relative terminal using the access information , wherein the computer obtains the contact information of the user's relatives, and after the web page is published, transmits information regarding the user's funeral to the user's relative terminal used by the user's relatives, receives reply information regarding the user's funeral from the user's relative terminal, and after receiving the reply information regarding the user's funeral, accepts instructions via the user's relative terminal and transmits information regarding the user's obituary and/or memorial service to the user's relative terminal, and the memorial page providing method can also be solved by providing the web page commemorating the user, and providing a funeral undertaking service for the user .

According to the memorial page providing device and memorial page providing method of the present invention, it is possible to provide a memorial web page for a user after the death of the user, with minimal inconvenience to the user's relatives and friends.
In addition, when communication with a user is lost, it is possible to provide a memorial web page for that user.

This is a diagram showing the overall configuration of the memorial page providing system. FIG. 1 is a hardware configuration diagram of a memorial page providing system. A diagram explaining the functions of the memorial page providing system. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of user attribute data. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of user memory data. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of inquiry data. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of reply data. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of second or subsequent inquiry data. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a memorial web page (personal history). FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a memorial web page (message collection). FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a memorial web page (message collection). FIG. 1 is a process flow diagram showing an example of a method for providing a memorial page.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The memorial page providing system S of this embodiment is a system that uses communication over a network to provide people related to a user who have a relationship with the user with a web page for memorializing the user after the user's death.
By using this system, it is possible to provide a memorial web page for a user after the death of the user, with as little trouble as possible for the user's relatives and friends. In other words, it is possible to provide a memorial web page for a user when communication with the user is no longer possible.

As shown in Figure 1, the memorial page providing system S is mainly composed of a memorial page providing device 1, a user terminal 100 connected to the memorial page providing device 1 via a network and used by a user who wishes to create a memorial web page, a user family terminal 200 used by the user's relatives (e.g. the user's family), and a user related person terminal 300 used by a user related person who has a relationship with the user (e.g. the user's friend).
"User related people" are friends (close friends) who the user wants to view the user's memorial web page after the user's death. Specifically, they are friends listed in the contact list sent from the user (user terminal 100) to the memorial page providing device 1. In other words, they are the user's friends who will be notified of information on how to access the memorial web page from the memorial page providing device 1 after the user's death.
It should be noted that the person related to the user does not have to be limited to friends designated by the user, and may include, for example, people who had interactions with the user, people who knew the user, and people who learned about the user after his or her death.

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the memorial page providing device 1 is a cloud server that performs data communication with a user terminal 100, a user's relative terminal 200, and a user's related person terminal 300.
The memorial page providing device 1 receives requests from users (user terminals 100) and creates memorial web pages, keeps in regular contact with the users via the user terminals 100, and provides a software service that makes the user's memorial web page public to the user's relatives (user relative terminals 200) and related parties to the user (user related parties terminals 300) when contact with the user is lost.

More specifically, the memorial page providing device 1 first accepts a "request (request data)" from a user (user terminal 100) who wishes to create a memorial web page, and obtains the user's attribute information (user attribute data) and memory information about the user (user memory data). It also obtains contact information (contact data) of people related to the user from the user terminal 100. It then prepares to publish the user's memorial web page.
After that, the memorial page providing device 1 periodically or irregularly transmits inquiry information (inquiry data) regarding the safety to the user terminal 100, and receives reply information (reply data) regarding the safety from the user terminal 100. These exchanges are repeated.
Thereafter, when the memorial page providing device 1 does not receive any reply information regarding the safety of the user from the user terminal 100 for a certain period of time, it determines that the user has died and publishes the memorial web page. It then transmits access information (access information data) for accessing the memorial web page to the user's relatives' terminal 200 and the user's related person's terminal 300, and publishes the web page to these terminals 200, 300 using the access information.
Thereafter, the memorial page providing device 1 accepts memorial messages (memorial message data) from the user's relatives terminal 200 and the user's related person terminal 300, and publishes the memorial messages together on the memorial web page.
In addition, after the memorial web page is published, the memorial page providing device 1 can transmit information about the user's funeral (e.g., funeral arrangement notice) to the user's relatives (user relatives terminal 200). Also, upon receiving instructions from the user's relatives, the device can transmit obituary notices, memorial service notices, etc. to the user's related parties (user related parties terminal 300).

In addition, when "confirming the user's survival (determining whether the user is alive or dead)", in addition to sending inquiry information regarding the user's safety multiple times to the user terminal 100, a combination of contacting the user by phone, sending a registered letter to the user, etc. may also be performed.
Alternatively, if instructions have been received in advance from the user, inquiry information may be sent to the user's family (user relatives terminal 200) or close friends (user related party terminal 300) only if contact with the user has been lost, in order to confirm whether the user is still alive.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the user terminal 100 is an information terminal operated by a user, and specifically, is a computer such as a PC, a tablet terminal, or a smartphone.
The user terminal 100 is connected to the memorial page providing device 1 and receives software services from the memorial page providing device 1.
In detail, in order to receive various services when publishing one's own memorial web page, the user terminal 100 sends "request data" to the memorial page providing device 1, as well as "user attribute data" shown in Figure 4 and "user memory data" shown in Figure 5.
In addition, the user terminal 100 transmits "contact data" indicating contact details of the user related person to the memorial page providing device 1. The "contact data" is used by the memorial page providing device 1 to distribute access information (e.g., URL) to the memorial web page.
On the other hand, the user terminal 100 obtains a "URL" for accessing the memorial web page, a "dedicated account" for editing the memorial web page, etc. from the memorial page providing device 1. In addition, the user terminal 100 receives "inquiry data" shown in Figure 6 from the memorial page providing device 1 on a regular or irregular basis.

The user must send the "reply data" shown in FIG. 7 to the memorial page providing device 1 via the user terminal 100. By receiving the "reply data", the memorial page providing device 1 determines that the user is still alive.

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the user's relative terminal 200 is an information terminal operated by a relative of the user, and specifically, is a computer such as a PC, a tablet terminal, or a smartphone.
The user related party terminal 300 is an information terminal operated by the user related party, and is similarly a computer such as a PC, a tablet terminal, or a smartphone.
The user's relatives terminal 200 and the user's related person terminal 300 are connected to the memorial page providing device 1 and are provided with software services by the memorial page providing device 1.
Specifically, these terminals 200, 300 receive "access information data" shown in Figure 2 for accessing the user's memorial web page from the memorial page providing device 1, and can use the access information to display the memorial web page on the display screen.
In addition, these terminals 200, 300 can transmit the "memorial message data" shown in Figure 10 to the memorial page providing device 1. The memorial page providing device 1 can accept the "memorial message data" and post it together with the memorial web page.
In addition, if there is a specific instruction from the user or the user's relatives after the memorial web page is published, the user's relatives terminal 200 can obtain information about the user's funeral (for example, a notice of funeral arrangements) from the memorial page providing device 1. In addition, the user's related party terminal 300 can obtain information about the user's death and memorial service from the memorial page providing device 1.

With the above configuration, the memorial page providing device 1 can provide a memorial web page for a user after the user's death, with minimal inconvenience to the user's relatives and friends.
In addition, the memorial page providing device 1 can provide a complete range of services from providing memorial web pages to undertaking funerals.
This will be explained in more detail below.

<Hardware configuration of the memorial page provision system>
As shown in Figure 2, the memorial page providing device 1 is a computer having a CPU as a data calculation and control processing device, ROM, RAM, and HDD (SSD) as storage devices, and a communications interface for sending and receiving information data via a home network or the Internet.
In addition to the main program that performs the necessary functions as a computer, the memory device of the memorial page providing device 1 stores a memorial page providing program, and these programs are executed by a CPU (processor) to perform the functions of the memorial page providing device 1. Alternatively, they may be executed by a semiconductor integrated circuit or FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) that implements a CPU (processor).
The user terminal 100, the user's relative terminal 200, and the user's related party terminal 300 are also computers having the same hardware configuration.

<Memorial page provision system functions>
As shown in Figure 3, from a functional standpoint, the memorial page providing device 1 mainly comprises a memory unit 10 for storing various programs and data, as well as "user attribute data,""user memory data,""contactdata,""inquirydata,""replydata,""access information data," and "memorial message data," a user information acquisition unit 11, a related party information acquisition unit 12, a memorial page creation unit 13, a communication unit 14, a life or death determination unit 15, an access information transmission unit 16, a memorial page publication unit 17, a memorial message acceptance unit 18, a message publication decision unit 19, and an authority setting unit 20.
These are composed of a CPU (processor), ROM, RAM, HDD, a communication interface, various programs, and the like.

The user terminal 100 has as its main components a memory unit 110 for storing various programs (various data), a communication unit 111 for transmitting and receiving the various data shown in FIG. 2 between the memorial page providing device 1, a display unit 112 for displaying the memorial web page (before publication) provided by the memorial page providing device 1, and an operation execution unit 113 for receiving user operation input and executing operation processing.

The main components of the user relative terminal 200 and the user related person terminal 300 are a memory unit 210, 310 for storing various programs (various data), a communication unit 211, 311 for transmitting and receiving the various data shown in FIG. 2 between the memorial page providing device 1, a display unit 212, 312 for displaying the memorial web page (after publication) provided by the memorial page providing device 1, and an operation execution unit 213, 313 for receiving user operation input and executing operation processing.

<<Data stored in the storage unit>>
The “user attribute data” stored in the memory unit 10 is data indicating the attributes of the user, as shown in Figures 2 and 4, and is transmitted from the user terminal 100 and stored in a centralized manner in the memory unit 10.
The user attribute data is data in which at least the user's photo (image), the user's name, the user's telephone number, email address, and address, and the user's user account (identification ID) and password are associated as user attributes.
The user's attribute information may further include information such as the user's date of birth, place of birth, academic background, hobbies, favorite foods, and disliked foods. It may also further include information on messages from the user. These pieces of information (attribute information) may be updated by receiving an operation instruction from the user (user terminal 100).
In addition, when the user attribute data shown in FIG. 4 is looked at, it can be seen that "Saitama Ichiro" is set as the user's name.
By referencing the user attribute data, the memorial page providing device 1 can obtain profile information of the user being memorialized and message information from the user to viewers when creating a memorial web page.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 5, the “user memory data” is data indicating memory information related to the user, and is transmitted from the user terminal 100 and stored in the storage unit 10 in a centralized manner.
The user memory data is data that at least associates the contents of the user's memories with images (photographs) of the user for each of the categories of "birth/childhood,""elementaryschool,""junior high school,""highschool,""university," and "working adults (1)-(3)," as memory information about the user.
5, it can be seen that photos of the user as a baby are recorded in category 1 "birth and childhood." It can also be seen that memories of the user as a baby are recorded in text.
By referring to the user memory data, the memorial page providing device 1 can obtain information about the autobiography of the user being memorialized, that is, information that documents and visualizes events from the user's life or half of their life, when creating a memorial web page.

As shown in FIG. 2, the “contact data” is data indicating contact information of the user's relatives and people related to the user, and is transmitted from the user terminal 100 and stored in a centralized manner in the storage unit 10.
More specifically, the contact data is data in which at least a user account (identification ID), a name, a telephone number, and an email address are associated with each of the user's relatives and each of the user's related persons.
By referring to the contact data, the memorial page providing device 1 can send access information (e.g., a URL) to a memorial web page to the user's family terminal 200 and the user's related party terminal 300 when it determines that a user has died.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned "user attribute data,""user memory data," and "contact data" are to be created by the user himself/herself and transmitted to the memorial page providing device 1 via the user terminal 100, however, some or all of this data may be created by someone other than the user.
For example, the memorial page may be created by a representative of the user on behalf of the user, by a relative of the user who has obtained the user's diary or photo album, by a group of close friends of the user who have gathered together and created the memorial page based on memories of the user, or by a person in charge of the memorial page providing device 1.
As a specific example, the user's relatives (user relatives terminal 200) may create the "user attribute data,""user memory data," and "contact data" and transmit them to the memorial page providing device 1. Alternatively, the user's close friends (user related person terminal 300) may create some of these data.

As shown in Figures 6 and 8, "inquiry data" is data indicating the content of an inquiry to a user, and is transmitted from the memorial page providing device 1 to the user terminal 100 on a regular or irregular basis.
For example, the inquiry data shown in Fig. 6 is "first inquiry data," and the inquiry data shown in Fig. 8 is "second inquiry data." These pieces of inquiry data are stored in a unified manner in the storage unit 10.
In addition, if a reply (reply data) to the first inquiry data is received from the user (user terminal 100), the memorial page providing device 1 will also send the "first inquiry data" the next time. On the other hand, if no reply is received within a certain period of time, the memorial page providing device 1 will then send the "second inquiry data".

In detail, the "first inquiry data" is transmitted from the memorial page providing device 1 to the user terminal 100 via a dedicated application.
As shown in Fig. 6, the specific inquiry is to inquire whether the user has changed their attribute information (personal information), such as their address. In reality, the purpose is to check the user's safety (survival), but the inquiry is made without using direct language. In other words, by receiving some kind of reply from the user, it is possible to confirm the user's survival.
In addition, when using a dedicated app to communicate, it is necessary to have a dedicated app (memorial page providing app) installed in advance on the user terminal 100. Of course, it is not necessary to use a dedicated app, and communication may be done using e-mail.

The "reply data" will be described before the "second inquiry data".
As shown in FIG. 7, the “reply data” is data indicating the content of the reply from the user, and is transmitted from the user terminal 100 to the memorial page providing device 1 and stored in a centralized manner in the memory unit 10.
In detail, the "reply data" is returned from the user terminal 100 to the memorial page providing device 1 through a dedicated application.
As a specific reply, as shown in Fig. 7, the user answers whether or not there is a change in the user's attribute information. Upon receiving the touch panel operation by the user, the user terminal 100 transmits reply information to the memorial page providing device 1.

As shown in FIG. 8, the "second inquiry data" is data indicating more detailed inquiry content than the "first inquiry data."
The specific inquiry content includes a predetermined reply deadline, and if the reply deadline is missed, a memorial web page will be made public.
According to the specific example of Figure 8, it can be seen that the memorial page providing device 1 sent the second inquiry information on December 20, 2022. It can also be seen that the third inquiry information was sent on December 22, 2022.
The second inquiry urges users to contact the site as soon as possible, while the third inquiry announces that a memorial web page will be made public.

The "access information data" is data that includes access information for accessing the memorial web page, as shown in Figure 2, and is generated by the memorial page providing device 1 and transmitted to the user's relatives' terminal 200 and the user's related party terminal 300.
By referring to the access information data, the terminals 200, 300 using the access information can display a memorial web page on the display screen.

For example, the access information data includes information such as "the name of the person being memorialized,""the access code for the memorial web page," and "the URL of the memorial web page."
The "access code" is, for example, a two-dimensional barcode that incorporates information about an address on the Internet (URL). It is sufficient that the access information includes either the access code or the URL.
The user's relatives terminal 200 and the user's related party terminal 300 can access the user's memorial web page and view the contents of the user's memorial by accessing the URL (or optically reading the two-dimensional barcode).

As shown in Figures 2, 10 and 11, the "memorial message data" is data that includes a memorial message mourning the user and information regarding the relationship with the user, and is transmitted from the user's family terminal 200 or the user's related party terminal 300 and is centrally managed and stored in the memory unit 10.
In more detail, the memorial message data is data that at least corresponds to the user account, name, memorial text, video (photo or video), relationship to the deceased, and a category based on the era of the deceased of the person being mourned.
Since the mourner is already using a user account (having logged in to the memorial web page), there is no need to newly input or select a "user account" and "name."
The "image" included in the memorial message data is required to be an image of the deceased. In addition, the "relationship with the deceased" included in the memorial message data must be selected from a number of candidates for the relationship with the deceased.
Regarding the relationship with the deceased, there are items such as "childhood friend,""elementary school friend,""junior high school friend," and "college friend."

By accepting the memorial message data, the memorial page providing device 1 can post the memorial message from the mourner in the message display area of the memorial web page, as shown in FIG. 10 .
Furthermore, by accepting specified operational instructions from the mourner, the memorial page providing device 1 can set whether the memorial message is "public to everyone" or "private" so that it can be viewed only by a select number of viewers.

The following provides a detailed explanation of (1) the memorial web page creation function, (2) the user safety confirmation function, (3) the memorial web page publishing function, and (4) the function of providing information about the user's funeral, all of which are provided by the memorial page providing device 1.

<<(1) Creation of a memorial web page>>
First, the user information acquiring unit 11 acquires from the user terminal 100 "user attribute data" (FIG. 4) including user attribute information and "user memory data" (FIG. 5) including memory information related to the user.
In addition, the related person information acquisition unit 12 acquires from the user terminal 100 "contact data" including contact information of the user's relatives and contact information of the user's related persons.
In detail, before the user dies (before data communication with the user terminal 100 is no longer possible), the memorial page providing device 1 needs to obtain these "user attribute data,""user memory data," and "contact data."
The data is classified and managed for each user and stored in the storage unit 10.

Then, the memorial page creation unit 13 creates a "memorial web page" for memorializing the user based on the user's attribute information (user attribute data) and the memory information related to the user (user memory data).
Specifically, the memorial page creation unit 13 creates a "memorial web page" as shown in Fig. 9. It also accepts update information (change information) of the user's attributes and update information (change information) of the memories related to the user from the user terminal 100, and updates the "memorial web page" as appropriate.

With the above configuration, the memorial page providing device 1 can complete a "memorial web page" while the user is still alive, minimizing the need for the user's relatives and friends.

<<(2) Confirming User Safety>>
First, the communication unit 14 periodically or irregularly transmits "inquiry data" shown in FIG. 6 to the user terminal 100, and receives "reply data" shown in FIG.
Then, the life/death determining unit 15 determines whether the user is alive or dead based on the communication result by the communication unit 14 .
More specifically, the communication unit 14 transmits "inquiry data" to the user terminal 100 once a month or once every three months.
When the life/death determining unit 15 receives the above-mentioned "reply data" in response to the inquiry information from the user terminal 100 within a certain period of time, it determines that the user is alive.
On the other hand, if the life/death determining unit 15 does not receive the above-mentioned "response data" in response to the inquiry information from the user terminal 100 even after a certain period of time has passed, it determines that the user has died.

More specifically, the communication unit 14 transmits "inquiry data" to the user terminal multiple times (for example, three times at intervals of one week).
The alive/dead determining unit 15 determines from the communication results by the communication unit 14 that no "reply data" has been received in response to multiple inquiries even after a certain period of time.
Thereafter, the life/death determination unit 15 determines whether the user is alive or dead by dividing the case into a case where a "specific instruction" has been received in advance from the user (user terminal 100) (first pattern) and a case where a "specific instruction" has not been received (second pattern).

In the case of the first pattern, the safety of the user is confirmed not only to the user but also to the user's relatives. Note that instead of the user's relatives, the confirmation may be made to the user's related parties.
Specifically, the communication unit 14 refers to the “contact data” and further transmits “inquiry data” to the user's relative terminal 200 .
Then, when the life/death determining unit 15 receives "reply data" regarding the user's survival from the user's relative terminal 200 within a certain period of time, it determines that the user is alive.
On the other hand, if the life/death determination unit 15 receives "reply data" regarding the user's death from the user's family terminal 200, or if it does not receive "reply data" in response to the inquiry information even after a certain period of time has passed, it determines that the user has died.

In the case of the second pattern, the safety of the user is confirmed only for the user.
Specifically, the communication unit 14 transmits the final inquiry information to the user terminal 100 .
Then, if the life/death determining unit 15 does not receive "reply data" even after a certain period of time has elapsed since the last inquiry information was sent, it determines that the user has died.

Although the life/death determining unit 15 determines whether the user is alive or dead as described above, the life/death determining unit 15 cannot necessarily determine the death of the user with 100% probability.
Therefore, when the communication unit 14 receives "reply data" from the user terminal 100 after the memorial web page is published by the memorial page publishing unit 17, the life/death determination unit 15 determines that the user is alive. In other words, although the death determination of the user was made once, the life/death determination unit 15 reverses the death determination of the user and makes a life determination of the user.
If the life/death determination unit 15 determines that the user is alive, the memorial page publishing unit 17 stops publishing the memorial web page. Then, the memorial page providing device 1 (communication unit 14) again checks the safety of the user.

<<(3-1) Publication of Memorial Web Page>>
When the life/death determination unit 15 determines that a user has died, the access information sending unit 16 refers to the "contact data" and sends the "access information data" shown in Figure 2 to each of the user's family terminal 200 and the user's related party terminal 300.
Then, the memorial page publishing unit 17 publishes a "memorial web page" on the user's relatives terminal 200 and the user's related party terminal 300 using the "access information data."

More specifically, when it is determined that a user has died, the memorial page publishing unit 17 changes the setting of the user's "memorial web page" from a private state to a public state.
When a user is once determined to have died and then is determined to be actually alive, the memorial page publishing unit 17 changes the setting of the "memorial web page" from a public state to a private state again.
The "public state" refers to a state in which the memorial web page can be accessed by using network communication. In other words, it refers to a state in which each terminal can display the memorial web page by obtaining the access information (URL) of the memorial web page.
"Private state" means that the memorial web page is not accessible.

After the "memorial web page" is set to a public state, the access information sending unit 16 references the email addresses of the user's relatives and related persons from the "contact data" and sends "access information data" to the user's relative terminal 200 and the user's related persons terminal 300.
The "access information data" includes a two-dimensional barcode and URL information for accessing the memorial web page.
The memorial page publishing unit 17 publishes a "memorial web page" on each terminal that has accessed using the access information.
In this way, the user's relatives (the user's family members) will be aware of the user's death and will be able to view the "memorial web page" shown in Figures 9 and 10 in a web browser via the user's family member terminal 200 and the user's relative terminal 300.

The memorial web page can be switched between a "personal history screen" shown in FIG. 9 and a "messages screen" shown in FIG. 10 by switching tabs operated by the user.
The "personal history screen" shown in FIG. 9 displays content that has been created and edited based on the user's attribute information and memory information relating to the user.
For example, the upper display area of the "personal history screen" displays the user's photo, the user's name, the date of the user's death, and the contents of a message from the user.
In addition, the lower display area of the "personal history screen" displays photographs and memories from the user's "birth and childhood."
The user's age category is divided into several categories ranging from "birth/childhood" to "working adult (3)."
The memorial page publishing unit 17 can accept a user operation selection and change the display area at the bottom of the "Personal History Screen" by switching the category "Birth and Childhood" to another category "Elementary School."

The "message screen" shown in FIG. 10 displays contents that have been created and edited based on the user's attribute information and information on memorial messages from people related to the user (the user's relatives).
For example, in the upper display area of the "message message screen", similar to FIG. 9, the user's photo, the user's name, the date of death of the user, and the contents of the message from the user are displayed.
The lower display area of the "Message Screen" displays condolence messages from people related to the user at the user's "Elementary School."
The memorial page publishing unit 17 can accept a user operation selection, switch the category "Elementary School" to another category "Middle School", and change the display area at the bottom of the "Message Screen".

<<(3-2) Posting to the Memorial Web Page>>
The memorial message receiving unit 18 receives "memorial message data" including memorial messages from people related to the user and information about their relationships with the user via the memorial web page.
The message publication decision unit 19 decides whether or not to publish the memorial message on the memorial web page based on the contents of the memorial message included in the "memorial message data" and information regarding the relationship with the user.

Specifically, the "memorial message data" includes at least the user account of the user-related person (the person mourning), the name, the memorial text, a photo, the relationship to the deceased, and a category by era of the deceased, as shown in Figures 10 and 11.
The "photo" included in the memorial message data must be a photo of the deceased. In addition, the "relationship to the deceased" included in the memorial message data must be selected from multiple candidates.
The message disclosure decision unit 19 checks the contents of the memorial message to make sure that the "memorial text" does not contain any slander, libel, discriminatory language, or language that violates public order and morals, and that the deceased is included in the "photograph." It also checks that the selected category (e.g., elementary school) corresponds to the item selected for "relationship with the deceased" (e.g., friends from elementary school).
Then, the message publication decision unit 19 confirms the memorial message and the relationship with the deceased, and then decides to publish the memorial message on the memorial web page.

The confirmation process by the message publication decision unit 19 may be performed automatically, for example, using AI (artificial intelligence), or may be performed by a confirmation process by an administrator of the memorial page providing device 1. Alternatively, the confirmation process by AI and the confirmation process by an administrator may be combined.

Looking at Figure 10, we can see that the memorial message and photo posted by poster "Chiba Hanako" have been made public in the display area at the bottom right of the "Message Screen" on the memorial webpage. We can also see that the deceased is also in the photo.

<<(3-3) Restrictions on viewing the memorial web page>>
The authority setting unit 20 sets an authority level for viewing the memorial web page for the user account of the user related party terminal 300 .
More specifically, the authority setting unit 20 sets a predetermined authority level from among a plurality of authority levels (specifically, authority levels 1 and 2) for the user account.
The memorial page publishing unit 17 then restricts the published contents of the memorial web page according to the authority level set by the authority setting unit 20.

Specifically, the memorial page publishing unit 17 publishes all contents of the memorial web page on the display screen of the user related party terminal 300 with authority level 1 (priority flag) (making all contents viewable).
On the other hand, the memorial page publishing unit 17 decides not to publish (make unavailable) some of the content on the memorial web page to the user related party terminal 300 with authority level 2 (normal flag).
For example, some of the content may be photos or text that are set to "private" rather than "public."
As shown in FIG. 10, the display area in the lower right corner of the "Message Screen" of the memorial web page shows that a memorial message and photos have been posted by the poster "Hanako Chiba" and are "privately accessible."

The content of the viewing restrictions according to the authority level is not limited to the above restrictions and can be changed as appropriate. For example, regardless of the authority level, if the person related to the user is a "friend from elementary school," all memorial messages and photos posted in the "elementary school" category may be viewable.

<<(4) Providing information about the user's funeral>>
When a specified instruction operation is received from the user or the user's relative, the communication unit 14 transmits information regarding the user's funeral (e.g., a notice of funeral arrangements) to the user's relative terminal 200 after the memorial page publication unit 17 provides a "memorial web page."
In addition, the communication unit 14 accepts instruction operations from the user's relatives and transmits obituary notices, memorial service notices, and the like to the user's related party terminal 300.
It should be noted that unless a specific instruction operation is performed by the user or the user's relatives, the communication unit 14 will not transmit information regarding the user's funeral.

The memorial page providing device 1 configured as above can provide a memorial web page for a user after the user's death (when communication with the user is no longer possible) with minimal inconvenience to the user's relatives and friends.

<How to provide a memorial page>
Next, the main processing of the memorial page providing program (memorial page providing method) executed by the memorial page providing device 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
The above-mentioned program in this embodiment is a program for realizing the above-mentioned memory unit 10, user information acquisition unit 11, related party information acquisition unit 12, memorial page creation unit 13, communication unit 14, life/death determination unit 15, access information transmission unit 16, memorial page publication unit 17, memorial message acceptance unit 18, message publication decision unit 19 and authority setting unit 20 as functional components of a memorial page providing device 1 equipped with a memory unit 10, and the processor (CPU) of the memorial page providing device 1 executes this video processing program.

The process flow of the “memorial page providing method” shown in FIG. 12 begins with step S1 in which the user information acquisition unit 11 acquires “user attribute data” and “user memory data” from the user terminal 100.
In addition, the memorial page providing device 1 accepts a "request (request data)" for creating a memorial web page from a user (user terminal 100) in advance.

Next, in step S2, the related person information acquisition unit 12 acquires, from the user terminal 100, "contact data" indicating contact information of the user's related person.
"Contact Data" includes contact information for the user's relatives and contact information for people related to the user.

Next, in step S3, the memorial page creation unit 13 creates a "memorial web page" for memorializing the user based on the user attribute data and the user memory data.
Specifically, the memorial page creation unit 13 creates a "memorial web page" as shown in FIG.

Next, in step S 4 , the communication unit 14 transmits “inquiry data” to the user terminal 100 .
Then, when the communication unit 14 receives "reply data" in response to the inquiry information from the user terminal 100 within a certain period of time (step S5: Yes), the process returns to step S4. In other words, the communication unit 14 transmits "inquiry data" to the user terminal 100 periodically or irregularly (for example, every two months).
On the other hand, if the communication unit 14 does not receive "reply data" from the user terminal 100 within the certain period of time (step S5: No), the process proceeds to step S6.

Next, in step S6, if the communication unit 14 has received a "predetermined instruction" from the user (user terminal 100) in advance (step S6: Yes), the process proceeds to step S7. On the other hand, if the communication unit 14 has not received a "predetermined instruction" (step S6: No), the process proceeds directly to step S9.
The "predetermined instruction" is a flag designated in response to an instruction from the user, and is an instruction to request a safety check from the user's family only when contact with the user is lost.
If no "predetermined instructions" are received from the user, the memorial web page will be made public as soon as communication with the user is lost.

Next, in step S7, the communication unit 14 transmits “inquiry data” to the user's family terminal 200.
Then, if the communication unit 14 receives "reply data" regarding the user's survival from the user's relative terminal 200 within the certain period of time (step S8: Yes), the process returns to step S5.
On the other hand, if the communication unit 14 receives “reply data” regarding the user's death from the user's family terminal 200 within a certain period of time, or if it does not receive “reply data” even after a certain period of time has passed (step S8: No), it proceeds to step S9.

Next, in step S9, the life/death determining unit 15 determines from the communication result by the communication unit 14 that the user has died.
Then, in step S10, the access information transmitting unit 16 refers to the "contact data" and transmits "access information data" to each of the user's relative terminal 200 and the user's related person terminal 300.
The "access information data" includes the access code and URL of the memorial web page.
Then, in step S11, the memorial page publishing section 17 publishes the "memorial web page" on the user's relatives terminal 200 and the user's related person terminal 300 using the "access information data".

After passing through steps S1 to S11, the process of Fig. 12 is terminated. Note that step S2 may be executed after step S3.
The above-described method for providing a memorial page makes it possible to provide a memorial web page for a user after the user's death (when communication with the user is no longer possible) with minimal inconvenience to the user's relatives and friends.

<Other embodiments>
In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the memorial page publication unit 17 publishes the memorial web page after the user's death (after it is determined that the user has died), but the timing of publication may be changed.
For example, if instructed by a user, the memorial page publishing unit 17 may publish a memorial web page while the user is still alive.

In the above embodiment, the memorial page publishing unit 17 publishes the memorial web page for the user's relatives and those related to the user (friends of the user), but this is not limited to this.
For example, a memorial page may be published for only the user's relatives, or for only the user's friends.

In the above embodiment, the life/death determining unit 15 determines whether the user is alive or dead based on the results of communication with the user or the results of communication with the user and the user's relatives, but the means for this determination need not be limited to the above embodiment.
For example, if the user lives alone, the life/death determination unit 15 needs to determine whether the user is alive or dead based only on the results of communication with the user, but may contact the owner of the user's home only if communication with the user is lost, or may contact the ward office of the user's home.

In the above embodiment, the memorial page providing program is stored in a recording medium readable by the memorial page providing device 1, and the memorial page providing device 1 reads and executes the program to perform processing. Here, the recording medium readable by the memorial page providing device 1 refers to a magnetic disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, a semiconductor memory, etc.
In addition, a dedicated software may be started using an information terminal that serves as the memorial page providing device 1, and the memorial page providing program may be executed on a web browser.

In the above embodiment, the memorial page providing device and the memorial page providing method according to the present invention have been mainly described.
However, the above embodiment is merely an example for facilitating understanding of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention. The present invention can be modified or improved without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and the present invention naturally includes equivalents thereof.

S Memorial page providing system 1 Memorial page providing device 10 Memory unit 11 User information acquisition unit 12 Related person information acquisition unit 13 Memorial page creation unit 14 Communication unit 15 Life or death determination unit 16 Access information transmission unit 17 Memorial page publication unit 18 Memorial message reception unit 19 Message publication decision unit 20 Authority setting unit 100 User terminal 110 Memory unit 111 Communication unit 112 Display unit 113 Operation execution unit 200 User relative terminal 210 Memory unit 211 Communication unit 212 Display unit 213 Operation execution unit 300 User related person terminal 310 Memory unit 311 Communication unit 312 Display unit 313 Operation execution unit

Claims (7)

A memorial page providing device that provides a web page for a user to a person related to the user who has a relationship with the user after the user has died, using communication via a network, comprising:
A user information acquisition unit that acquires attribute information of the user and memory information related to the user;
a memorial page creation unit that creates the web page for memorializing the user based on the attribute information of the user and memory information related to the user;
A related party information acquisition unit that acquires contact information of the related party of the user;
a communication unit that transmits inquiry information to a user terminal used by the user and receives reply information to the inquiry information from the user terminal;
a life/death determination unit that determines whether the user is alive or dead based on a communication result by the communication unit;
an access information transmitting unit that, when the life/death determining unit determines that the user has died, refers to contact information of the user's related person and transmits access information for accessing the WEB page to a user related person terminal used by the user related person;
A memorial page publishing unit that publishes the WEB page on the user related party terminal using the access information ,
The life/death determination unit determines that the user has died when it determines that the reply information has not been received from the user through the user terminal for a certain period of time in response to the inquiry information (however, this does not include a user relative terminal used by a relative of the user and a user related party terminal that receives the reply information and determines whether the user is alive or dead) ;
When the communication unit receives the reply information from the user terminal to the inquiry information after the memorial page publishing unit publishes the web page,
The life/death determination unit determines that the user is alive,
The memorial page providing device is characterized in that the memorial page publishing unit stops publishing the web page by changing the web page from a published state to a private state . A memorial page providing device that provides a web page for a user to a person related to the user who has a relationship with the user after the user has died, using communication via a network, comprising:
A user information acquisition unit that acquires attribute information of the user and memory information related to the user;
a memorial page creation unit that creates the web page for memorializing the user based on the attribute information of the user and memory information related to the user;
A related party information acquisition unit that acquires contact information of the related party of the user;
a communication unit that transmits inquiry information to a user terminal used by the user and receives reply information to the inquiry information from the user terminal;
a life/death determination unit that determines whether the user is alive or dead based on a communication result by the communication unit;
an access information transmitting unit that, when the life/death determining unit determines that the user has died, refers to contact information of the user's related person and transmits access information for accessing the WEB page to a user related person terminal used by the user related person;
A memorial page publishing unit that publishes the WEB page on the user related party terminal using the access information ,
The related party information acquisition unit acquires the contact information of the user's relatives,
The communication unit is
After the memorial page publishing unit has published the web page, information regarding the funeral of the user is transmitted to a user relatives terminal used by the user's relatives;
receiving reply information regarding the funeral of the user from the user's relative terminal;
After receiving the reply information regarding the funeral of the user, an instruction is received through the user's relatives' terminal, and information regarding the death notice and/or memorial service of the user is transmitted to the user's related party terminal;
The memorial page providing device provides the web page memorializing the user, and also provides a funeral contracting service for the user . The related person information acquisition unit acquires the contact information of the user's relatives and/or specific related persons of the user,
The communication unit transmits the inquiry information to the user terminal a plurality of times,
When the alive/dead determination unit determines that the reply information has not been received for a certain period of time in response to a plurality of inquiries,
When a predetermined instruction is received from the user, the communication unit refers to the contact information and transmits the inquiry information to a user relative terminal used by a relative of the user and/or the user related person terminal used by the specific user related person;
The memorial page providing device of claim 2, characterized in that the life/death determination unit determines that the user has died when it determines that it has received reply information regarding the user's death from the user's family terminal and/or a specific user-related person terminal, or when it determines that it has not received reply information to the inquiry information for a certain period of time. a memorial message receiving unit that receives, via the web page, memorial message data including a memorial message from a person related to the user and information regarding a relationship with the user;
The memorial page providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that it is equipped with a message publication decision unit that decides whether or not to publish the memorial message on the web page based on the content of the memorial message contained in the memorial message data and information regarding the relationship with the user. An authority setting unit is provided for setting a predetermined authority level from among a plurality of authority levels for browsing the WEB page for a user account of the user related party terminal;
The memorial page providing device according to claim 4, characterized in that the memorial page publishing unit restricts the published content of the web page according to the authority level set by the authority setting unit. A memorial page providing method for providing a web page for a user who has a relationship with the user, to a person related to the user, for memorializing the user after the user has died, using communication via a network, comprising:
The computer
acquiring attribute information of the user and memory information relating to the user;
creating the web page for memorializing the user based on attribute information of the user and memory information related to the user;
obtaining contact information for said user party;
Transmitting inquiry information to a user terminal used by the user, and receiving reply information to the inquiry information from the user terminal;
determining whether the user is alive or dead based on a result of communication with the user terminal;
When it is determined that the user has died, referring to contact information of the user's relative, and transmitting access information for accessing the WEB page to a user's relative terminal used by the user's relative;
and publishing the WEB page on the user related party terminal using the access information ;
In determining whether the user is alive or dead, when it is determined that the reply information has not been received from the user via the user terminal for a certain period of time in response to the inquiry information, it is determined that the user has died (however, this does not include a user relative terminal used by a relative of the user, or a user related party terminal that receives the reply information and determines whether the user is alive or dead) ;
When the reply information to the inquiry information is received from the user terminal after the web page is published,
determining that the user is alive;
A method for providing a memorial page, comprising changing the state of the web page from public to private, thereby ceasing the publication of the web page . A memorial page providing method for providing a web page for a user who has a relationship with the user, to a person related to the user, for memorializing the user after the user has died, using communication via a network, comprising:
The computer
acquiring attribute information of the user and memory information relating to the user;
creating the web page for memorializing the user based on attribute information of the user and memory information related to the user;
obtaining contact information for said user party;
Transmitting inquiry information to a user terminal used by the user, and receiving reply information to the inquiry information from the user terminal;
determining whether the user is alive or dead based on a result of communication with the user terminal;
When it is determined that the user has died, referring to contact information of the user's relative, and transmitting access information for accessing the WEB page to a user's relative terminal used by the user's relative;
and publishing the WEB page on the user related party terminal using the access information ;
The computer,
Obtaining the contact information for the user's relatives;
After the web page is published, transmitting information about the funeral of the user to a user relatives terminal used by the user's relatives;
receiving reply information regarding the funeral of the user from the user's relative terminal;
After receiving the reply information regarding the funeral of the user, an instruction is received through the user's relatives' terminal, and information regarding the death notice and/or memorial service notice of the user is transmitted to the user's related party terminal;
The memorial page providing method is characterized in that it provides the web page memorializing the user and also provides a funeral contracting service for the user .

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